,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd1       
#bjai,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,udall1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,daines1   
,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,ms4 
,smith1 and ,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
the ,victims of ,crime ,act of #aihd to 
secure urgent resources vital to ,indian
 victims of crime1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,securing ,urgent   
,resources ,vital to ,indian ,victim    
,empowerment ,act or the ,,survive ,act4
  #b4 ,indian victims of crime  7a7     
,grant program for ,indian crime victim 
services ,the ,victims of ,crime ,act of
 #aihd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaja et seq47 is
 amended by inserting after section     
#adjd;,f the following3  #adjd;,g4      
,grant program for ,indian crime victim 
services  7a7 ,definitions ,in this     

section3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of
 ,congress ,the term appropriate        
committees of ,congress means--  7,a7   
the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs of   
the ,senate2  7,b7 the ,subcommittee on 
,indian1 ,insular and ,alaska ,native   
,affairs of the ,committee on ,natural  
,resources of the ,house of             
,representatives2  7,c7 the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 and   
7,d7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7  
,covered grant ,the term covered grant  
means a grant under subsection 7c74     
7#c7 ,eligible ,indian ,tribe ,the term 
eligible ,indian ,tribe means an ,indian
 ,tribe that submits a written proposal 
for a covered grant to the ,director in 
accordance with subsection 7c77#b74     
7#d7 ,immediate family member ,the term 
immediate family member has the meaning 
given the term in section #aae7;c7 of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#e7 
,indian ,the term ,indian means a member
 of an ,indian ,tribe4  7#f7 ,indian    

land ,the term ,indian land has the     
meaning given the term ,indian lands in 
section #c of the ,native ,american     
,business ,development1 ,trade          
,promotion1 and ,tourism ,act of #bjjj  
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dcjb74  7#g7 ,indian    
,tribe ,the term ,indian ,tribe has the 
meaning given the term ,indian tribe in 
section #d of the ,indian               
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 
7#h7 ,personally identifying information
 ,the term personally identifying       
information has the meaning given the   
term in section #djjjb7;a7 of the       
,violence ,against ,women ,act of #aiid 
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abbia7;a774  7#i7       
,services to victims of crime ,the term 
services to victims of crime-- 7,a7 has 
the meaning given the term in section   
#adjd2 and  7,b7 includes efforts that--
 7i7 respond to the emotional1          
psychological1 or physical needs of a   
victim of crime2  7ii7 assist a victim  
of crime in stabilizing his or her life 

after victimization2  7iii7 assist a    
victim of crime in understanding and    
participating in the criminal justice   
system2 or  7iv7 restore a measure of   
security and safety for a victim of     
crime4  7#aj7 ,victim of crime ,the term
 victim of crime means an individual who
 has suffered direct physical1 sexual1  
financial1 or emotional harm as a result
 of the commission of a crime4  7b7     
,duties of the ,director ,the ,director 
shall-- 7#a7 administer the grant       
program described in subsection 7c72    
7#b7 provide planning1 research1        
training1 and technical assistance to   
recipients of covered grants2 and  7#c7 
coordinate with the ,office of ,tribal  
,justice1 the ,indian ,health ,service1 
and the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs in  
implementing the grant program described
 in subsection 7c74  7c7 ,grant program 
7#a7 ,in general ,on an annual basis1   
the ,director shall make grants to      
eligible ,indian ,tribes for the        
purposes of funding--  7,a7 a program1  

administered by one or more ,indian     
,tribes1 that provides services to      
victims of crime1 which may be provided 
in traditional form or through          
electronic1 digital1 or other           
technological formats1 including--  7i7 
services to victims of crime provided   
through subgrants to agencies or        
departments of ,tribal governments or   
nonprofit organizations2  7ii7 domestic 
violence shelters1 rape crisis centers1 
child abuse programs1 child advocacy    
centers1 and elder abuse programs       
providing services to victims of crime2 
7iii7 medical care1 equipment1          
treatment1 and related evaluations      
arising from the victimization1         
including--  7,i7 emergency medical care
 and evaluation1 nonemergency medical   
care and evaluation1 psychological and  
psychiatric care and evaluation1 and    
other forms of medical assistance1      
treatment1 or therapy1 regardless of the
 setting in which the services are      
delivered2  7,,ii7 mental and behavioral

 health and crisis counseling1          
evaluation1 and assistance1 including   
outpatient therapy1 counseling services1
 substance abuse treatment1 and other   
forms of specialized treatment1         
including intervention and prevention   
services2  7,,iii7 prophylactic         
treatment to prevent an individual from 
contracting ,,hiv_/,,aids or any other  
sexually transmitted disease or         
infection2 and  7,,iv7 forensic medical 
evidence collection examinations and    
forensic interviews of victims of       
crime-- 7aa7 to the extent that other   
funding sources are unavailable or      
insufficient2 and  7bb7 on the condition
 that1 to the extent practicable1 the   
examiners and interviewers follow       
relevant guidelines or protocols issued 
by the ,state1 unit of local government1
 or ,indian ,tribe with jurisdiction    
over the area in which the examination  
or interview is conducted2  7iv7 legal  
services1 legal assistance services1 and
 legal clinics 7including services      

provided by pro bono legal clinics and  
practitioners71 the need for which      
arises directly from the victimization2 
7v7 the training and certification of   
service animals and therapy animals2    
7vi7 equipment for ,braille or          
,,tty_/,,ttd machines for the deaf      
necessary to provide services to victims
 of crime2  7vii7 restorative justice   
opportunities that allow victims of     
crime to meet with the perpetrators if  
the meetings are voluntarily agreed to  
by the victim of crime and are for      
therapeutic purposes2 and  7viii7       
training and related materials1         
including books1 training manuals1 and  
training videos1 for staff and service  
providers to develop skills necessary to
 offer quality services to victims of   
crime2  7,b7 the development or         
implementation of training1 technical   
assistance1 or professional development 
that improves or enhances the quality of
 services to victims of crime1 including
 coordination between healthcare1       

education1 and justice systems2  7,c7   
the transportation of victims of crime  
to-- 7i7 receive services2 or  7ii7     
participate in criminal justice         
proceedings2  7,d7 emergency legal      
assistance to victims of crime that is  
directly connected to the crime2  7,e7  
the supervision of direct service       
providers and contracts for professional
 or specialized services that are       
related directly to providing services  
to victims of crime2  7,f7 the repair   
and replacement of essential items used 
during the provision of services to     
victims of crime to contribute to and   
maintain a healthy and safe environment 
for the victims2  7,g7 transitional     
housing for victims of crime1           
particularly victims who have a         
particular need for such housing and    
cannot safely return to previous        
housing1 including travel1 rental       
assistance1 security deposits1          
utilities1 and other related costs that 
are incidental to the relocation to     

transitional housing2  7,h7 the         
relocation of victims of crime1         
particularly where necessary for the    
safety and well-being of the victim1    
including reasonable moving expenses1   
security deposits for housing1 rental   
expenses1 and utility startup costs2    
7,i7 the coordination of activities that
 facilitate the provision of direct     
services to victims of crime2  7,j7 a   
multi-system1 inter-agency1             
multi-disciplinary response to the needs
 of victims of crime2 and  7,k7 the     
administration of the program and       
services described in this section4     
7#b7 ,eligibility ,an ,indian ,tribe    
seeking a covered grant shall1 in       
response to a request for proposal1     
submit to the ,director a written       
proposal for a covered grant1 which     
shall include--  7,a7 a description of  
the need for services and the mission   
and goals of the activity to be carried 
out using the grant2  7,b7 a description
 of how amounts received under the grant

 would be used2  7,c7 the proposed      
annual budget for the activities for    
each fiscal year in which amounts       
received under the grant may be used2   
7,d7 any qualifications1 certifications1
 or licenses that may be required for   
individuals involved in administering   
the program2  7,e7 a certification by   
the ,indian ,tribe that1 under the law  
of that ,indian ,tribe or the law of a  
,state to which the ,act of ,august #ae1
 #aiec 7#fg ,stat4 #ehh1 chapter #eje7  
7commonly known as ,public ,law #bhj7   
applies--  7i7 victims of crime are     
entitled to the rights and protections  
described in section #cgga7;a7 of title 
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 or          
substantially similar rights and        
protections2 and  7ii7 individuals who  
report crimes are protected by law from 
retribution and retaliation2  7,f7 a    
certification by the ,indian ,tribe that
 grant funds will be used to supplement 
and not supplant other ,federal1 ,state1
 local1 and ,tribal funds that are used 

for the purposes described in paragraph 
7#a72  7,g7 a description of any plans  
or agreements to coordinate services    
among ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and      
,tribal governments2 and  7,h7 any      
additional information required by the  
,director through written guidance1     
after consultation with ,indian ,tribes4
  7#c7 ,no matching requirement ,a      
recipient or subrecipient of a covered  
grant shall not be required to make a   
matching contribution for ,federal      
dollars received4  7#d7 ,prohibited uses
 of funds ,a recipient or subrecipient  
of a covered grant may not use the      
amounts of the grant for-- 7,a7         
salaries1 benefits1 fees1 furniture1    
equipment1 and other expenses of        
executive directors1 board members1 and 
other administrators1 except as         
specifically allowed under this section2
  7,b7 lobbying and administrative      
advocacy2 and  7,c7 fundraising         
activities4  7#e7 ,annual report ,a     
recipient of a covered grant shall1 on  

an annual basis1 submit to the ,director
 an itemized budget with a report       
describing the purpose for which the    
grant was used1 which shall include--   
7,a7 the purpose for which grant funds  
were obligated or spent and the amount  
of funds obligated or spent by the      
recipient or subrecipient for each      
purpose1 including1 on a quarterly      
basis--  7i7 the amount of grant funds  
obligated or spent by the recipient or  
subrecipient for administrative and     
operational costs2 and  7ii7 the amount 
of grant funds obligated or spent by the
 recipient or subrecipient for direct   
services2  7,b7 the number of           
individuals served as a result of the   
grant2  7,c7 a description1 in the      
aggregate1 of the types of individuals  
served1 including-- 7i7 the alleged     
crime and injury involved2  7ii7 whether
 the victim is an ,indian2 and  7iii7   
the age1 sex1 and ,tribal affiliation of
 the victim1 if applicable2 and  7,d7 a 
description1 in the aggregate1 of the   

general nature and location of the      
alleged crimes involved1 including--    
7i7 whether the crime was committed on  
,indian land2  7ii7 whether the alleged 
perpetrator is an ,indian2  7iii7 the   
disposition of the incident2 and  7iv7  
all jurisdictions involved in any       
disposition4  7#f7 ,obligation to report
 fraud1 waste1 or abuse of grant funds  
,a recipient or subrecipient of a       
covered grant shall immediately report  
to the ,director any finding of fraud1  
waste1 or abuse of grant funds4  7d7    
,protection of crime victim             
confidentiality and privacy  7#a7       
,annual reports ,in order to ensure the 
safety of victims of crime and immediate
 family members of victims of crime1    
recipients and subrecipients of covered 
grants shall protect the confidentiality
 and privacy of individuals receiving   
services from the recipient or          
subrecipient4  7#b7 ,nondisclosure  7,a7
 ,in general ,subject to paragraphs 7#c7
 and 7#d71 a recipient or subrecipient  

of a covered grant shall not disclose1  
reveal1 or release any personally       
identifying information collected in    
connection with any service requested1  
used1 or denied through a program of the
 recipient or subrecipient or require   
the release of personally identifying   
information as a condition of           
eligibility for the services provided by
 the recipient or subrecipient--  7i7   
regardless of whether the information   
has been encoded1 encrypted1 hashed1 or 
otherwise protected2 and  7ii7 subject  
to subparagraph 7,b7 and the condition  
that consent for release may not be     
given by an abuser of the minor1 an     
abuser of a parent or guardian of a     
minor1 or an incapacitated individual1  
absent the informed1 written1 reasonably
 time-limited consent of--  7,i7 the    
individual about whom information is    
sought2  7,,ii7 in the case of an       
emancipated minor1 the minor1 and the   
parent or guardian2 or  7,,iii7 in the  
case of legal incapacity1 a             

court-appointed guardian4  7,b7 ,certain
 minors and other individuals ,if a     
minor or individual with a legally      
appointed guardian may lawfully receive 
services without the consent of a parent
 or guardian1 that minor or individual  
may consent to the release of           
information under subparagraph 7,a77ii7 
without the additional consent of a     
parent or guardian4  7#c7 ,release ,if  
the release of information described in 
paragraph 7#b7 is compelled by a        
statutory or court mandate1 a recipient 
or subrecipient of a covered grant      
shall--  7,a7 make reasonable attempts  
to provide notice to victims of crime   
affected by the disclosure of           
information2 and  7,b7 take steps       
necessary to protect the privacy and    
safety of the individuals affected by   
the release of the information4  7#d7   
,information sharing ,a recipient or    
subrecipient of a covered grant may     
share-- 7,a7 data in the aggregate that 
is not personally identifying           

information regarding services to       
clients and demographics in order to    
comply with ,federal1 ,state1 ,tribal1  
or territorial reporting1 evaluation1 or
 data collection requirements2  7,b7    
court-generated and law                 
enforcement-generated information       
contained in secure governmental        
registries for protection order         
enforcement purposes2 and  7,c7 law     
enforcement-generated and               
prosecution-generated information       
necessary for law enforcement and       
prosecution purposes4  7#e7 ,statutorily
 mandated reports of abuse or neglect   
,nothing in this subsection shall be    
construed to prohibit a recipient or    
subrecipient of a covered grant from    
reporting suspected abuse or neglect of 
an individual4  7#f7 ,congressional     
oversight  7,a7 ,in general ,nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to   
prohibit the ,director from disclosing  
grant activities authorized by this     
section to the appropriate committees of

 ,congress4  7,b7 ,requirements ,the    
,director shall ensure that a disclosure
 under subparagraph 7,a7 protects       
confidentiality and omits personally    
identifying information4  7#g7          
,confidentiality assessment and         
assurances ,a recipient or subrecipient 
of a covered grant shall document       
compliance with the confidentiality and 
privacy requirements of this subsection4
  7e7 ,oversight and enforcement        
authority  7#a7 ,authority ,the         
,director shall-- 7,a7 regularly monitor
 and review covered grants awarded1     
which shall include evaluation of       
quarterly financial reports for victim  
services grants2 and  7,b7 conduct      
investigations and audits-- 7i7 to      
ensure compliance with all applicable   
,federal law2 and  7ii7 to prevent      
duplication and redundancy in the       
awarding of covered grants4  7#b7       
,performance measures and enforceable   
agreements ,the ,director shall ensure  
that all covered grants are subject to  

performance measures and enforceable    
agreements that allow for thorough      
program oversight4  7#c7 ,compliance    
reports to ,congress ,for the first     
fiscal year beginning after the date of 
enactment of this section and each      
fiscal year thereafter1 the ,director   
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress an annual       
compliance report on all covered grants 
awarded4  7#d7 ,violations  7,a7 ,in    
general ,if1 after reasonable notice and
 opportunity for a hearing on the record
 7subject to subparagraph 7,b771 the    
,director finds that a recipient or     
subrecipient of a covered grant has     
failed to comply substantially with any 
provision of this section or a rule1    
regulation1 guideline1 or procedure     
issued under this section1 a commitment 
or certification made in the written    
proposal submitted under subsection     
7c77#b71 or the provisions of any other 
applicable law1 the ,director shall--   
7i7 terminate payments to the recipient2

  7ii7 suspend payments to the recipient
 until the ,director is satisfied that  
the noncompliance has ended2 or  7iii7  
take any other action that the ,director
 determines appropriate4  7,b7          
,subrecipients ,a subrecipient of a     
covered grant may not request a hearing 
under subparagraph 7,a7 but may assist a
 recipient in providing information     
during the hearing process4  7f7        
,timelines  7#a7 ,negotiated rulemaking 
,not later than #fj days after the date 
of enactment of this section1 the       
,director shall publish a notice in the 
,federal ,register to initiate the      
negotiated rulemaking described in      
section #c7;b7 of the ,securing ,urgent 
,resources ,vital to ,indian ,victim    
,empowerment ,act1 which shall be       
completed not later than #ahj days after
 that publication4  7#b7 ,request for   
proposal ,not later than #fj days after 
the negotiated rulemaking described in  
paragraph 7#a7 is complete1 the         
,director shall publish a request for   

proposal in the ,federal ,register for  
covered grants4  7#c7 ,required         
disbursal ,not later than ,january #ca  
of each of the first #aj fiscal years   
beginning after the date of enactment of
 this section1 the ,director shall      
disburse competitive grants to ,indian  
,tribes in accordance with this section4
  7g7 ,availability of grant funds ,any 
amount awarded under a covered grant    
that remains unobligated at the end of  
the fiscal year in which the grant is   
made may be expended for the purpose for
 which the grant was made at any time   
during the #e succeeding fiscal years1  
at the end of which period1 any         
unobligated sums shall remain available 
to the ,director for award under this   
section in the following fiscal year4   
7h7 ,effect ,nothing in this section    
prohibits-- 7#a7 an ,indian ,tribe from 
contracting for the administration of a 
program or activity funded under this   
section2 or  7#b7 multiple ,indian      
,tribes or ,tribal organizations from   

forming a consortium for any of the     
purposes described in this section4  7i7
 ,funding  7#a7 ,in general ,the grant  
program established under this section  
shall be carried out using amounts made 
available under section #adjb7;d77#a74  
7#b7 ,administrative expenses ,for each 
fiscal year in which a grant is made or 
grant funds may be obligated under this 
section1 the ,director may use not more 
than #d percent of the amounts made     
available under this section for--  7,a7
 administration and management of       
covered grants2 and  7,b7 training and  
technical assistance4  7j7 ,term ,this  
section shall be effective for the first
 #aj fiscal years beginning after the   
date of enactment of this section4  4   
7b7 ,funding for grants for ,tribal     
victims of crime ,section #adjb7;d7 of  
the ,victims of ,crime ,act of #aihd    
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaja7;d77 is amended-- 
7#a7 by inserting before paragraph 7#b7 
the following3  7#a7 ,for each of the   
first #aj fiscal years beginning after  

the date of enactment of the ,securing  
,urgent ,resources ,vital to ,indian    
,victim ,empowerment ,act1 #e percent of
 the total amount in the ,fund available
 for obligation during a fiscal year    
shall be made available to the ,director
 to make grants under section #adjd;,g4 
2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by      
inserting after compliance with         
paragraph 7#a7 after deposited in the   
,fund2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a71 in 
the matter preceding clause 7i71 by     
striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting   
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b72 and  7#d7 in  
paragraph 7#e77;,a71 by inserting 7#a71 
before 7#b7 each place that term        
appears4  #c4 ,regulations regarding    
,indian ,tribes  7a7 ,existing          
regulations ,any regulation1 rule1 or   
guidance promulgated by the ,director of
 the ,office for ,victims of ,crime     
before the date of enactment of this    
,act shall have no force or effect with 
respect to section #adjd;,g of the      
,victims of ,crime ,act of #aihd1 as    

added by section #b4  7b7 ,negotiated   
rulemaking  7#a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,director of the     
,office for ,victims of ,crime1 in      
consultation with the ,secretary of the 
,interior and ,indian ,tribes 7as       
defined in section #adjd;,g of the      
,victims of ,crime ,act of #aihd1 as    
added by section #b7 and through notice 
and comment negotiated rulemaking1      
following the provisions of subchapter  
,,iii of chapter #e of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code 7commonly known as the   
#8,negotiated ,rulemaking ,act of       
#aiij'71 shall promulgate final         
regulations carrying out section        
#adjd;,g of the ,victims of ,crime ,act 
of #aihd1 as added by section #b4  7#b7 
,requirements ,the ,director of the     
,office for ,victims of ,crime shall    
ensure that-- 7,a7 not fewer than #b    
,indian ,tribes from each ,bureau of    
,indian ,affairs region participate in  
the consultation2 and  7,b7 small1      

medium1 and large land-based ,indian    
,tribes are represented4